There should be a law against Calvin Johnson. That is, it should be illegal for somebody of Johnson?s caliber to be playing college football, according to University of Maryland senior defensive back Josh Wilson.
“If he wanted to leave for the [NFL] draft before the game, I would have no objection. I would support him,” Wilson joked. “He should definitely play on Sundays.”
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Johnson, a junior wide receiver at Georgia Tech, poses a huge threat to the Terps in their first Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday in Atlanta. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound player already ranks in Georgia Tech?s all-time top five in receiving yards (2,151), receptions (127), touchdown receptions (20), 100-yard games (9) and consecutive games with a reception (all 29 he has played). Through five games this season, he already has 25 catches for 426 yards and seven touchdowns.
After watching film, Wilson picked up a few things about Johnson. “From what I have seen,” Wilson said, “I have learned how not to defend him. … People try to guess what he is going to try and do, and when you guess, 75 percent of the time you are out of position.”
Junior linebacker Wesley Jefferson knows Johnson?s ability but also knows he is human.
“If we can take him out of the game early or slow him down early in the game, then we will be fine,” Jefferson said. “He is not the whole team.”
Terps coach Ralph Friedgen compared Johnson and his playmaking abilities to none other than Dallas Cowboys star Terrell Owens.
“I don?t know who else is as big and fast and as strong as he is,” Friedgen said of Johnson. “Most people double him. They are going to have some coverage underneath and on top. The problem is, you don?t know where he is going to be.”
